Big Foot Butte
Big Foot Butte rises to 1,076 m in Idaho. Lead Mountain stands 1,981 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Christmas Mountain, a peak 5.3 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1076 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
106 named places within 25 miles
- Trueblood Wildlife Area: 15.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 16.5 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 20.7 mi
- Wild Meadows Commons: 20.9 mi
- Sadie Creek Park: 20.9 mi
- Christmas Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Wind Butte: 6.0 mi
- Flagstaff Butte: 6.7 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 7.2 mi
- Castle Butte: 7.6 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 16.2 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 19.1 mi
- World Center For Birds Of Prey: 21.5 mi
- Kuna History Center: 21.8 mi
- Idaho Military History Museum: 24.3 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 11.8 mi
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Briar Spring: 18.8 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 23.7 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 24.4 mi
- Celebration Park: 16.3 mi
- A-10: 24.5 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 19.8 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 24.2 mi
- Murphy Rim: 15.5 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Foot Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | SW 236° | 1,981 m | 24.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | SW 228° | 1,908 m | 24.7 mi |
| Gerdie Hill | WSW 239° | 1,816 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cavaney Hill | WSW 242° | 1,610 m | 22.9 mi |
| Windy Point | W 276° | 1,522 m | 23.6 mi |
| Federal Butte | WSW 257° | 1,475 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lucky Benchmark | NNE 26° | 1,242.974 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bonneville Point | NNE 26° | 1,182.014 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:46 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:27 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399787 — Big Foot Butte, Ada County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666069
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- Mountain Home · 27 mi
- Boise · 28 mi
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